Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Beijing

39°54′03″N 116°22′27″E / 39.900798°N 116.374075°E / 39.900798; 116.374075

Archdiocese of Beijing

Archidioecesis Pechimensis

天主教北京总教区
Cathedral interior
Location
CountryChina
Ecclesiastical provinceBeijing
Coordinates39°54′03″N 116°22′27″E / 39.900798°N 116.374075°E / 39.900798; 116.374075
Statistics
Area30,000 km2 (12,000 sq mi)
Population
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Information
DenominationCatholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established1307
CathedralCathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Beijing
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Metropolitan ArchbishopJoseph Li Shan
CoadjutorMatthew Zhen Xuebin
Website
Website of the Archdiocese
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Beijing
Chinese天主教北京总教区
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyintiān zhǔ jiào Běijīng zǒng jiàoqū
Wade–GilesT'iēnchǔchiào Pěichīng tsǔngchiàoch'ǘ
Yale Romanizationtyān jǔ jyàu Běijīng dzǔng jyàuchyū

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Beijing (Latin: Archidioecesis Pechimensis) is a Metropolitan Latin archdiocese in the People's Republic of China.

Special churches

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Its cathedral is the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (South Church) located in the city of Beijing (Peking), which replaces the former cathedral, now the Holy Saviour Church (North Church), also in Beijing.

History

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Ordinaries

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  • Metropolitan Archbishops of Beijing 北京
  • Apostolic Vicars of Beijing 北京
  • Apostolic Vicars of Northern Chi-Li 直隸北境
  • Suffragan Bishops of Beijing 北京 (Latin Church)
    • Bishop Jean-Damascène Sallusti (1778 – 1781)[2][3][4][5][6]
    • Bishop Joseph-Martial Mouly, C.M. (孟振生) (January 3, 1856 – May 30, 1856)
    • Bishop Joseph-Martial Mouly, C.M. (孟振生) (Apostolic Administrator April 28, 1846 – January 3, 1856)
    • Bishop Cayetano Pires Pireira, C.M. (畢學源) (Apostolic Administrator August 1827 – November 2, 1838)
    • Bishop Joaquim da Souza Saraiva, C.M. (July 6, 1808 – February 18, 1818)
    • Bishop Alexandre de Gouvea (Gouveia), T.O.R. (16 Dec 1782 – 6 Jul 1808)
    • Bishop Flaviano Giacomo Stefano Salustri, O.A.D. (20 Jul 1778 – 24 Sep 1781)
    • Bishop Polycarpo de Sousa (Souza), S.J. (19 Dec 1740 – 26 May 1757)
    • Bishop Francisco da Purificação da Rocha Froes, O.E.S.A. (21 Feb 1725 – 31 Jul 1731)
    • Bishop Bernardino (Antonio) della Chiesa, O.F.M. Ref. (10 Apr 1690 – 21 Dec 1721)

Province

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Its ecclesiastical province comprises the Metropolitan's own archdiocese and the following Suffragan dioceses:

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Beijing [Peking] (Latin (or Roman) Archdiocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org.
  2. ^ Arnold Horrex Rowbotham (January 1966). Missionary and mandarin: the Jesuits at the court of China. Russell & Russell. p. 190. ISBN 9780846207504. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
  3. ^ Michael Sullivan (1989). The meeting of Eastern and Western art. University of California Press. p. 74. ISBN 978-0-520-05902-3. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
  4. ^ L. Swerts; Mon Van Genechten; K. De Ridder (1 January 2002). Mon Van Genechten (1903-1974): Flemish Missionary and Chinese Painter : Inculturation of Chinese Christian Art. Leuven University Press. p. 18. ISBN 978-90-5867-222-3. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
  5. ^ Hong Kong Museum of Art (1997). 從北京到凡爾賽: 中法美術交流. 香港市政局. p. 233. ISBN 978-962-215-151-2. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
  6. ^ Kember, Pamela (18 April 2013). "An Tai". An Tai or An Deyi, An T'ai, Ngan T'ai, An Ruowang, Ngan Jouo-Wang; real name: Giovanni Damasceno Sallust; other names: Salusti or Salutti, Giovanni Damasceno; Jean, Damascène. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-992301-4. Retrieved 28 May 2013. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  7. ^ a b c d e f g Lanciotti, Lionello (1959). "ANDREA DA PERUGIA, VESCOVO DI CH'ÜAN-CHOU (ZAYTON)". Istituto Italiano per l'Africa e l'Oriente (5): 93–98. JSTOR 40855782.
  8. ^ a b c Golubovich, Girolamo (January 1919). Biblioteca Bio - Bibliografica Della Terra Santa E Dell'Oriente Francescano. Collegio di s. Bonaventura. pp. 39–58.
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